The U.S. Oil And Gas Sector Is Growing Again

By OilPrice.com Overall U.S. unemployment rate down to 4.7 percent The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its February employment report today, outlining the state of employment in the U.S. Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 235,000 in February, decreasing the unemployment rate to 4.7 percent, from 4.8 percent in January. (Click to enlarge)Source: BLS In the oil and gas extraction sector the BLS reported that employment increased by about 1 percent. According to the BLM, 178,700 people were employed in the oil and gas industry in February, up from…